RECENT EPISODES

On today's show, we'll talk about how people are reacting to all the recent news about security breaches and password leaks; play this week's Silicon Tally with Maria Burns Ortiz, CEO of 7 Generation Games; and look at the technology event organizers used to use during the presidential debates.

On today's show, we'll talk about news that a contractor at Booz Allen Hamilton allegedly stole computer code designed to hack foreign governments; interview Germany's Denise Schindler about her experience competing with a 3-D prosthesis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics; and look at why MIT researchers decided to create a wetsuit inspired by beavers.

On today's show, we'll talk about reports that Yahoo scanned user emails at the request of U.S. intelligence officials; Google's focus on making progress in the field of artificial intelligence through Google Assistant; and Toyota's unveiling of the Kirobo Mini, a $400 mini robot that can ride in your car's cup holder.

On today's show, we'll talk about issues at Blue Apron's fulfillment center in Richmond, California; competition in the activity tracker space; and Chile's Ideas Factory, an incubator for entrepreneurs and educators located in the city of Santiago.

On today's show, we'll talk about hype surrounding a potential new smartphone from Google; interview Lieutenant Colonel Peter Garretson about the importance of space technology; and look at the launch of South by South Lawn, a White House festival of "ideas, art and action."

About the Show

Marketplace Tech®, hosted by Ben Brock Johnson, tackles the business behind the technology that’s obsessing us and changing our lives. With the listener in mind, this weekday segment examines everything from video games and robots to consumer protection and space travel.